Your child may also say they have been learning some new sounds these are set two sounds which your child will move onto when they are confident with their set 1 sounds.

Please can you continue to encourage and help your child to write their own name.

Maths

This week we have been looking at number lines. The children have been counting on or back from a given number.

Next week we will be looking at estimation over weekend you can try estimating sweets, cars ect.

Come and see

This week we have been discovering what a celebration is and how people celebrate. This a great time for you to share photos or memories with your child about celebrations you have enjoyed as a family.

This week we have been revising 2D and 3D shape. Encourage your child to look for shapes in their environment. Begin to talk about the properties.

Phonics This week we have been assessing the children ready for their new Phonic groups after Half Term. Please encourage your child to blend using ‘Fred Talk’. Remember to read EVERY DAY.

Forest School This has been really successful this term. The children have really enjoyed this experience and have gained many skills.

Sports Day This is on Tuesday 10th July and is held at the Sporting Village. You will need to bring your child to this venue on this day. Further information will follow.

Homework Encourage your child to retell you the story of the three little pigs. Can they write/draw the details in each box? Who were the main characters? What happened in the story? How could they solve the problem? When writing encourage your child to do so independently- you can scribe underneath what they have written.

The children are now in their new Phonic Groups and are working hard to segment and blend. They are also learning Set 2 sounds. Please support them at home with this.

ay May I Play?, ee What can you see? , igh Fly high , ow Blow the snow, oo Poo at the zoo , oo Look at a book , ar Start the car , or Shut the door , air That’s not fair , ir Whirl and twirl , ou Shout it out , oy Toy for a boy.

Encourage your child to write the sounds in various ways e.g. use chalk outside, can they make the letter shapes with paint? Can they write the word using 'Fred Talk'?

Maths

In Maths this week we have been focusing on doubling. E.g if I have 1 spoon and it is doubled I now have 2. Can your child double the number of people and cutlery at the dinner table? Can they double how many apples are in the fruit bowl? If they spot a plane flying past can they double it?

Forest School

Robins will be going on Tuesdays.

Sparrows will be going on Wednesdays.

Children need to arrive to school dressed in suitable forest exploring clothes.

Your child will either be going in the morning or afternoon for their session and transportation will be included.

We have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have made dragon masks and danced to music. We have listened to the 'Zodiac'story and used ordinal numbers to explain position. We have talked about how we are all different and we should respect cultures that may be different to our own.

This week the children have been measuring. The children used a variety of resources to enhance their understanding. They listened to the story of 'Jasper's Beanstalk' and used appropriate vocabulary to describe height.

We open our doors early in Reception in order to provide additional 'basic skills' activities. This time before school gives our children the opportunity to develop their fine motor skills. They can choose from a varitey activities ranging from threading to play dough, using scissors to pegs and boards. It is a great way to start the day and we always have a high number of children attending.